Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
I wish all friends, readers and supporters a Merry Christmas, take care of yourselves and stay healthy. I wish all admins who are looking after the well-being of the systems during or between the holidays every success. Take a few days off as soon as possible and treat yourselves to something nice. As in every ... Read more
The Exchange 2019 hybrid environment has already been set up in Part 4. I actually wanted to go into the migration batches in more detail in this article, but decided against it. The migration batches and their options are usually only relevant in larger environments. In smaller environments, the migration batches can be conveniently set up via the Exchange Online Admin Center ... Read more
Exchange Server leaves old data or versions of the OWA and ECP directories on the file system after almost every update. In particular, the directory "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\ClientAccess\Owa\prem" takes up a lot of space on the file system after a long runtime and correspondingly many updates. Here is an example of an Exchange Server that has been running for a while: Old file versions ... Read more
The fourth part of this article series deals with the necessary adjustments to the DNS and the first tests. In part 3, the Exchange Hybrid configuration was completed to such an extent that only a small amount of configuration is now required. Essentially, once the SPF entry has been adjusted, the tests can begin. Adjust DNS settings (SPF) So that ... Read more
There are currently still many Exchange servers that have not been provided with the urgently needed security updates. This is not only about the ProxyLogon and ProxyShell vulnerabilities, which were already closed in April by corresponding updates, but now also about the vulnerability CVE-2021-42321, which has been closed with the latest Exchange updates. About the exploitation of ... Read more
In the previous article, the Microsoft 365 Tenant and Azure Active Directory Connect were set up. This article now deals with the installation and configuration of the Hybrid Configuration Wizard (HCW). The HCW creates the Exchange Hybrid environment and enables you to migrate mailboxes from the Exchange on-prem installation to Microsoft 365. The HCW takes over all ... Read more
Microsoft has released new security updates for all supported Exchange Servers (2013, 2016, 2019). In particular, Microsoft mentions the vulnerability CVE-2021-42321 (Remote Code Execution) in Exchange 2016 and 2019, which is already being exploited in a limited number of targeted attacks. The number of attacks is likely to increase as the update may now make the vulnerability easier to detect. ... Read more
I don't check the Visual Studio subscription downloads that often, but today I noticed that Office 2021 is now available for download: I'm not sure how long this has been the case, as I only check the portal irregularly. Shortly after the release of the new Office ... Read more
The second part of the article series "Setting up a hybrid environment" deals with the preparations for Exchange hybrid mode. The Microsoft 365 tenant must be set up accordingly and Azure AD Connect must be installed and configured. The necessary steps are described in this article. The setup of the Microsoft 365 Tenant is described in the ... Read more
I've often been asked if I could write an article on setting up a hybrid environment with Exchange 2019 and Microsoft 365. The last articles on this topic are a bit older, but they still work well apart from a few minor details. Nevertheless, it's time to publish an updated version again. In ... Read more
